Archive By Author - Mack McClure
OVERTIME UNKIND
By MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com Todd Johnston triggered a 7-0 Cloud County Community College run with a 3-pointer at the 2:07 mark in overtime, lifting the Thunderbirds to a 70-63 victory over Barton on Wednesday night at Kirkman Athletic Center. Johnston also capped the mini-run by sinking a pair of free throws at the 1:09 mark, increasing Cloud's lead to 65-59 as it was able to put the game away down the stretch. Cloud, which improved ...
PANTHERS AT THE PAC
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com The wrestling mats will be full this afternoon at the Panther Athletic Center, with the likes of Western Athletic Conference high school foes Liberal and perennial powerhouse Garden City coming to Great Bend. The first match of the day features Liberal vs. Garden City at 4, followed by Great Bend vs. Garden at 5 and Great Bend taking on Liberal at around 6. Great Bend's Chris Burley is ranked No. 1 ...
GBHS basketball games, bowling matches postponed
The scheduled non-conference basketball games tonight at Hoisington High School between Great Bend and Hoisington have postponed because of the winter storm that hit the area earlier in the day.
CONSOLATION BATTLE
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com EMPORIA - Playing in the consolation bracket can be a hollow thing, especially an 11 a.m. game on Saturday in a midseason tournament a couple hours away from home. Yet Great Bend High School and Hutchinson brought some intensity to the consolation championship game, giving the Glacier's Edge Girls Basketball Tournament a different feel other than most matchups for fifth and sixth place. "Our girls, they actually surprised me," Great Bend ...
BRACK RAINS 3s
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com EMPORIA - Lexie Brack tied a Great Bend High School record for 3-pointers in a girls' basketball game on Friday evening at the Glacier's Edge tournament. Brack drained five 3-pointers, and the Lady Panthers held off a Derby second-half rally to capture a 45-33 victory in the consolation bracket at Emporia High. They played Hutchinson for fifth place on Saturday. "We know Lexie can do that," Great Bend head coach Jason ...
NOT ENOUGH
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com EMPORIA - After getting shellacked 71-44 by Topeka High School in a first-round game of the Glacier's Edge basketball tournament last season, Great Bend returned Thursday evening against the same opponent and same venue seeking a payback and some redemption. "We wanted to gain respect," Great Bend head coach Jason Tatkenhorst said. "We didn't think we were probably coming into this game with much respect because they really took it ...
ANOTHER ROAD TEST
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com Take nothing for granted in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division basketball race. Let your guard down, and some conference opponent might sneak up on you. No team knows that better than Barton, which survived a barrage of first-half 3-pointers from last-place Colby and had to rally in the second half for a 65-64 victory over the Trojans on Wednesday night at Kirkman Athletic Center. "Some of ...
COUGARS HANG ON
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com Barton Community College's Jalen Boyd converted two free throws with 16 seconds left in regulation, lifting the Cougars to a 65-64 win over upset-minded Colby on Wednesday night. Boyd also nailed a critical 3-pointer with 3:29 remaining, the last of five second-half 3s from Barton as it dodged a bullet at Kirkman Athletic Center. Colby had a final chance in the chaotic last seconds of regulation, but guard Hurley Johnson's layup ...
Lady Panthers open play against Topeka High
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com It will be a repeat of last season's first-round game of the Glacier's Edge Girls Basketball Tournament in Emporia. Last season, the Great Bend High School Lady Panthers opened against Topeka High, the same two teams that will tip off at 4 p.m. today at the EHS. Great Bend (4-6), which has been idle since beating Larned at home nine days ago, is the fifth seed in the eight-team tournament. Fourth-seeded ...
Cougars host Colby tonight
The Barton Community College men's and women's basketball teams will be playing host to Colby tonight at Kirkman Athletic Center.
Lady Panthers to play in Glacier’s Edge hoops tournament in Emporia
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbrtribune.com The Great Bend High School Lady Panthers, who have been idle since beating Larned in non-conference action on Jan. 18, will be back in action on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the Glacier's Edge Girls Basketball Tournament in Emporia. Great Bend (4-6) is the fifth seed in the eight-team tournament, and will play fourth-seeded Topeka High (5-4) on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Emporia High. The Lady Panthers will be the ...
GB CLAMPS DOWN
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com Coming off a disappointing seventh-place finish at the 2011 Bluestem Classic over the weekend at El Dorado, the Great Bend High School Panthers clamped down on visiting Larned in non-conference action. Applying the defensive clamps, the Panthers held Larned to zero points during an 11-minute stretch - from late in the opening quarter until the five-minute mark in the third quarter - and went on a 16-0 ...
Great Bend takes home third place from Paola invite
GBHS takes home third place from Paola PAOLA - The Great Bend High School varsity wrestling team took home third place out of 14 teams on Saturday at the Paola Invitational. Chris Burley (112) and Jake Schridde (160) captured first place individually for the Panthers at the meet. Louis Burley (152) took home second place, and Simon Sullivan (171), Kade Sander (130) and Brett Roberts (125) each placed third. PAOLA INVITATIONAL Saturday's ...
NFL conference title-game picks
Great Bend Tribune sports editor Mack McClure's NFL conference championship game picks: NFC Green Bay Packers 28, Chicago Bears 24 AFC New York Jets 27, Pittsburgh Steelers 20
Panthers salvage win in their final game
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com EL DORADO - In a complete turnaround from less than 20 hours earlier, the Great Bend High School Panthers basketball team completely shut down host El Dorado Saturday morning at the Bluestem Classic. The Panthers limited El Dorado to just two third-quarter points and rolled to a 41-30 victory in a game where they led by 21 points at one point. Great Bend head coach ...
Articles By Author - Mack McClure
GBHS softball doubleheader still on, baseball postponed
Today's scheduled softball doubleheader between Great Bend High School and Hutchinson is still on, starting at 4, at the Great Bend Sports Complex.
Great Bend entertains Larned today to close regular season
There's still much more to play for.
FINAL FIVE
Qualifying five boys' players for the Class 5A state tennis tournament this weekend is the most ever from Great Bend High School.
BITTERSWEET
GARDEN CITY - Having to share a Western Athletic Conference baseball championship turned out to be bittersweet for the Great Bend High School Panthers.
